The principles
of responsible investing
As member of Erste Group, ČS Seed Starter is committed to the following principles in its investment strategy:
- We will take into account environmental, social, and governance topics (ESG) in our investment analysis and decision-making processes.
- We will be an active owner and integrate ESG topics into our ownership policy and practice.
- We will promote the implementation of the responsible investing in a cooperation with our partners.
Guidelines on minimum ethical standards
These are minimum ethical standards of ČS Seed Starter investment strategy:
Exclusion of banned weapons
ČS Seed Starter is committed to refraining from investments in companies that can be tied to being active in the area of „banned weapons“, where the definition of the banned weapons means defense-related products whose use and production are rejected due to the excessive harm and suffering they cause. These include:
- Chemical weapons
- Biological weapons
- Cluster munitions, including associated launch, delivery, and deployment systems
- Anti-personnel mines, mine-laying systems, and other mine-related delivery mechanisms
- Nuclear weapons programs operated by non-NATO member states or by states that are not signatories to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
No speculation on food
In line with the social responsibility of the entire Erste Group, ČS Seed Starter avoids investments that are directly related to price movements of agricultural commodities or agricultural products.
No investment in coal
ČS Seed Starter is committed to refraining from investments in companies that are active in coal mining, the production of electricity, heat, steam or fuels from coal.